Steven Belenko

Professor of Criminal Justice, Temple University

Areas of Expertise

Substance abuse treatment

HIV risk behaviors

Public health and criminal justice

Implementation science

Diversion programs

Drug policy

Biography

Steven Belenko, Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University, is an expert in substance abuse treatment, HIV risk behaviors and the integration of treatment and other services in criminal justice settings.

Belenko was a Senior Scientist at the Treatment Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania and a Fellow at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. He worked at the New York City Criminal Justice Agency, New York City Office of the Mayor, Vera Institute of Justice and Mathematica Policy Research.

He has published numerous articles and authored books including, Crack and the Evolution of Antidrug Policy; Drugs and Drug Policy in America: A Documentary History; Implementing Evidence Based Addiction Treatment in Community Corrections and Drugs, Crime and Justice.

Belenko received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology and B.S. in applied mathematics from Columbia University.